Vinyl pressings
by John Paul Jones · 1985
Music From The Film Scream For Help was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 7 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
ST A 855761B 1-3 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. SRC [logo]Runout side A, variant 1
ST A 855762A 1-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. SRC [logo]Runout side B, variant 1
ST A 855761B 1-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. SRC [logo]Runout side A, variant 2
ST A 855762A 1-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. SRC [logo]Runout side B, variant 2
ST A 855761B 1-2 B-21893-B ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. SRC[logo] SP-AR △10636 0-Side 1 Etched
ST A 855762A 1-2 B-21894-A ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. SRC[logo] SP-AR △10636-X 0-Side 2 Etched
ST-A-855761-ARSide 1 Label
ST-A-855762-ARSide 2 Label
P-13202-1 TO x - c 1 - A 3 3 〄Side A runout
P-13202-2 TO 1 - A 3 3 〄Side B runout
P-13202-1Label Side A
P-13202-2Label Side B
78 01901 A QuRunout Side A
78 01901 B QuRunout Side B
780190-1 Arun-out A
JPJ 1 A//1 ▽420 Vrun-out A
780190-1 B2run-out B
R/S ALSDORF 780190-1 B2run-out B version 2
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Argentina | Atlantic 83973First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Atlantic 78 01901First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Atlantic 780 190-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Europe | Atlantic 780 190-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | France | Atlantic 780 190-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Germany | Atlantic 780190-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Atlantic 80190-1 / Atlantic 7 80190-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Atlantic 80190-1 / Atlantic 7 80190-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Japan | Atlantic P-13202First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | Japan | Atlantic P-13202First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Mexico | WEA LWA-6456 / Atlantic LWA-6456LP | LP |
| ? | South Korea | High Stereo Light ST-38LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
12 vinyl pressings of Music From The Film Scream For Help are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, Japan, Argentina, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic 80190-1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 80190-1, P-13202, 83973, 78 01901) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST A 855761B 1-3 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. SRC [logo] and ST A 855762A 1-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. SRC [logo]. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
